dour
adjective
2
: obstinate, unyielding
an insistent hunger for learning and a dour … determination to achieve it—
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dourly
adverb
dourness
noun
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Examples of dour in a Sentence
She had a dour expression on her face.
the dour mood of the crowd
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
For as bleak as some of the material reads as poetry, however, the performances never felt dour.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Amid a glut of dour, depressed series with Serious Things to Say, a show that carries itself so lightly is absolutely welcome.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
This suggests that excessive love and the act of love bombing might indeed have a dour side.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dour
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“Dour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dour. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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